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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1256 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL SHIFT TO 
THE EAST COAST LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY 
MORNING. RAIN TODAY WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR PUSHES 
IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM AND WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-061900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1256 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-4)   28-33 (-3)   31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (+20)  95-100 (+19) 68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E 12 G22                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  8 G22    SE  5 G15    N  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.72         0.29         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 31                     N  9         
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
16 TO 25. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 10 TO 22. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
19. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-061900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1256 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-3)   27-32 (-2)   31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (+14)  95-100 (+16) 66-71        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 16 G32                 W  7 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 14 G33    LGT/VAR      NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.82         0.23         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 40                      NW 15        
DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
16 TO 27. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 10 TO 24. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-061900-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1256 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+5)   28-33 (-4)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (+1)   95-100 (+16) 61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 13 G30                 W 10 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5 G22     LGT/VAR      NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.70         0.12         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 33                      NW 21        
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
14 TO 27. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-061900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1256 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+6)   31-36 (-5)   37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+2)   95-100 (+14) 56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 12 G26                 W 10 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.66         0.09         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 30                      NW 23        
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   54 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 18 TO 28. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 28. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-061900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1256 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+2)   31-36 (-6)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      65-70 (+11)  95-100 (+12) 53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 15 G30                 NW 11 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  6 G19    LGT/VAR      NW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.73         0.08         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 32                      NW 26        
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   71 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 19 TO 28. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 28. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-061900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1256 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-1)   30-35 (-3)   35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      61-66 (+8)   95-100 (+19) 61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E 11 G22                  W  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  7 G18     LGT/VAR      NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           60           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.72         0.19         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 29                     NW 14        
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 19 TO 27. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 12 TO 26. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-061900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1256 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (0)    31-36 (-3)   36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (+7)   95-100 (+17) 58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  8 G19                  W  9 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           50           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.67         0.14         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 22                      NW 21        
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               50 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 28. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-061900-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1256 PM EST FRI FEB 5 2010 /1156 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-1)   32-37 (-3)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (+13)  95-100 (+17) 53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5 G19                 NW 11 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       5            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.61         0.10         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2300                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 24                      NW 25        
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   65 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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